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FREE groceries and MORE from the Sharebuilder Bonus

2009-03-03T08:41:00.000-08:00

Here's a great offer that I just signed up for through USBank. USBank is currently offering $75 in free groceries just for opening a checking account. Here's how it works, you set up an account, deposit $75 and purchase groceries at any grocery store. Bring your receipts in and they will deposit $75 into your account. This offer runs until March 13th, so check it out and see if this offer is for you. Also, they do not run a credit check to do this, which is a VERY important thing you need to check on before doing any of these offers, otherwise it just isn't worth it because constant pulls on your credit reflects negatively on your score. For locals there is a branch at Smith's on Freedom and one on University Parkway. Yeah for free groceries!

Next up is an update for the Sharebuilder bonus. If you are a Costco member you can get up to a $90 bonus for every account you open (depending on the membership you have). I was about to do another regular bonus for only $50, but because I have an Executive membership I get $90 instead! Wahoo! Here is the link exclusively for Costco members: sharebuilder.com/savetoday. Enjoy!

Sharebuilder $50 bonus

2009-02-21T13:16:00.000-08:00

As I've said in previous posts, I like to try programs or deals out before I post them. This post about Sharebuilder just made me $100 for only about 30 mins. of my time. This past Monday, $100 was deposited into my checking, simply for purchasing $10 worth of stock!

Here's a little about how the program works. Sharebuilder is a company that you can purchase stocks through. For new customers, they are offering a $50 bonus for purchasing as little as a $5 worth of stock -- And- - you can open up an account for everyone in your family! I spent about 30 minutes setting up accounts, purchasing stock and then, about a month later, I received $50 ($100 total for both accounts) in my Sharebuilder account. Then, it only took one day to transfer that cash into my regular checking account. Plus, it is definitely a WIN-WIN situation because the $5 you invested remains invested in stock.

Tips and Links

You can sign up for everyone at once, but to make things easier, I just did one for me and one for my husband. You will need to enter in a VALID promotion code when you first sign up the account. I saw recently that this code ORANGE50CASH is valid until March 15, 2009. Make sure that when you sign up and you put the code in that it is valid. If not, you just need to wait until another one comes out to open an account. Also, you will receive a confirmation code if it was accepted as well.

Here is a LINK that I found that has step by step instructions that I followed, just be sure to use the code ORANGE50CASH and not the one they give as theirs is expired.

AWESOME-insane-CRAZY-Albertson's Deal

2009-02-18T18:33:00.000-08:00

Okay, here's the scoop on the Albertson's deal this week. The promotion involves purchasing 10 General Mills items (see your flyer or go online), when you do this, you'll get a $10 coupon for your next visit. Here's an example:

The Betty Crocker frostings are 4 for $5, you should have a $.50 off coupon for them. Your total for purchasing 10 items would end up being $7.50, so you're making a PROFIT of $2.50! Plus, you can also take that $10 coupon and do it all over again and another coupon for $10 will print out, repeat, repeat. Basically, you are getting a perpetual $10 bill (but in a coupon form). WOW!

Here are a few tips:

You'll need to go over the paper yourself and find out what coupons you have and what things you may need. You'll get the best deal with the least expensive items, but you most likely wont need a gazillion frostings-so choose according to your needs.

I like to use the long self-serve line and before that I seperate my 10 items into groups in my cart along with the corresponding coupons. I put my first group up to pay, purchase and then grab the $10 for the next group of 10.

One extra deal going on. If you purchase 5 boxes of granola bars you'll also get a $3.50 coupon (if you purchase at least two you'll still get a coupon, it will just be less). If you purchase 5 fruit snacks (I believe this applies to Gushers and Roll-ups) you'll get the same deal. Here's the scenario:

5 boxes of granola bars-$10 (used the $.50 off coupon)
5 boxes of fruit snacks-$10 (used the $.50 off coupon)

-You will end up getting a $10, $3.50 & $3.50 coupons -Voila! You only paid $3 for all those items-PLUS-you can take those coupons and do it all over again, and again!
It took me a little bit to figure it all out, so if you have any questions, please email me at siufanua@juno.com.

Here's what I got today by rolling those coupons. Total out of pocket $7.00 and some change.

Double coupons at Albertson's

2009-02-05T08:41:00.001-08:00

A quick update for Albertson's. They are running their double coupon promotion thru next Tuesday. You should have gotten a flyer yesterday with four double coupons on the front page. You can also go in the store to the customer service department and get another flyer if you missed yours.

Basically, you can take any coupon up to a dollar and they will double it for you. There are some really great deals going on, some items are free or cost very little. Here are some examples of things that I found yesterday (for a complete list check out the Savvy Shopper link on the side):

$.50 for Jolly Time popcorn (doubled $.50 coupon)
$0 for Activia or DanActive yougurt (doubled $1.00 coupon)
$.50 for Loreal kid's shampoo (doubled $.75 coupon)
$.25 for Knorr sides (doubled $.50 when you buy 2 coupon)
$.30 for Shrek kid's toothpaste (doubled $.75 coupon)
$.50 box of Simple Harvest granola bars (doubled $1 coupon PLUS you get a free shopping bag when you buy three boxes)
$.50 ea Dannon drinkable yogurt (doubled $1 off of four coupon PLUS you get a free 4 pack La Creme yogurt with this purchase).
$.35 box for Pizza bites (doubled $.35 coupon)
Lots of salad dressings under a $1 if you double.

Plus, don't forget the FREE MILK DEAL with cereal purchase. The cereals are 3/$7, but you get a $4.50 credit off your bill. So really you can purchase 2 gallons of milk or just let the extra $2 come off the cereals. Please email me at siufanua@juno.com with any questions.

Buy Low

2009-01-30T07:52:00.000-08:00

If you run down to the new Buy Low grocery store today, (Located where the old Ream's was by Movies 8 in Provo) they are having some sweet deals:

Chicken: Boneless, skinless chicken breast, .99 lb. You do need to purchase a 40 lb box. But if you're like me, you can just pressure cook it or freeze it.

Here are some other deals that went down which I still think are good until Feb 3rd:

Bananas 4#/$1.00
Fresh chicken leg quarters 10# bag/ $4.99
Roma tomatoes 3#/$1.00
Blackberries and blueberries $1.25/cup
Fuji apples .33 lb.
Red potatoes 4lbs for a $1
5 lbs green or red apples for $1.5
WF Sugar 25# $7.99
Coca Cola Products 12 pk/12 oz cans 4/$10.00
Dreyers Ice Cream 1.5QT/2 for $5.00
WF Milk 1%;2% or skim 1 gallon - 2/$4.00
Baby carrots $.50 a bag.

Have a great weekend!

Snowflakes

2009-01-28T09:01:00.000-08:00

I wanted to talk about "Snowflaking" in terms of making and saving money today. We all know that the first little sprinkles of snowflakes are light and somewhat unnoticeable. We've also seen how they can accumulate pretty quickly into inches or feet of snow and together, they can create an avalanche. I want to talk about how saving and making money can also have this affect. Many times we may overlook or not take advantage of certain programs or savings because they do not amount to much. But I believe that every little bit counts. Here are some examples:

*Take a look at your receipts. Many times there are surveys or offers on the back or the bottom. I received two coupons for $10 off at Bath and Body works, 3 free loaves of french bread from Albertsons and 1 large hamburger from Wendys in just the past couple of months.

*Check out programs like Mr. Rebates, eBates, Cashbaq and Upromise. They give you money back when you shop. It's not a ton of money, but $5 or $10 here and there can sure make a nice meal or at least put a little in your gas tank.

*Consider doing surveys. Although you usually only make $1 or $2 a survey, most people can make about $200/year for their efforts. Check out this great site for more info: Money Saving Methods.

*Swagbucks. This is another one that I was skeptical about, but I've already made $10 this month in gift cards and I'm halfway to another one in about a week. (For more info, see post below ). Plus if you refer others using your link you get points faster( Thanks, N Smith!). Here's a CD that I just got off of Amazon.com using my free gift cards; it's an album done by my super cool cousin Kai Kalama who's currently on American Idol.

Lastly, choose wisely because your time is precious. Somethings may not work for out for you or may just be a hassle, if so pass up on those snowflakes.

No longer a skeptic. I received $1,000 worth of Visa gift cards yesterday.

2009-01-22T09:18:00.000-08:00

I am a skeptic. I will always be a skeptic. I'm willing to try certain things, but only if I've researched it fairly well.

Have you ever seen those online ads that offer $500 or $1000 gift cards and thought they were a scam? Me too. I came across a website called Money Saving Methods (you can find the link on the side). The girl who runs this site is a former accountant and now stay at home mom. Her methods for saving money are brilliant. She's researched these companies, tried them and made $15,000.00 in profit. Hmmm...That's a nice chunk of change.

Now, in order to do this you will need to spend some time and some money completing offers. I spent about 6 hours setting things up and getting things organized; then a little time each week checking up on things. I did spend $178 on offers (About $130 worth of DVDs , books, beauty products, jewelry and services are included in that figure). BUT, in the end I made a profit of $822! Anyone will tell you, thats a great ROI! Plus, you just might find some offers that you really love. I kept my Blockbuster membership because they had a great plan that was equal to the amount we were already spending every month on rentals. Besides, don't you love just sticking your movie in the mailbox instead of running it to the store before you get more late fees!?

You can click HERE to go directly to Online Offers page for Money Saving Methods. She gives instructions on how to do it, she also will answer questions and offer encouragement. If you're interested, read all of the information she has and then go for it! It took me about 2 months from start to finish to receive my cards.

SWAG!!!!!!!!

2009-01-19T11:33:00.000-08:00

Now that I'm back from living the life of the Rich and Famous (where was that?). Just kidding, I've been gone because of blatant procrastination and holiday hangovers (by "holiday hangover" I mean too much pecan pie and egg nog). I've been trying out this new search engine called SWAGBUCKS.
What is swag you say? Well the Swagbucks site is simply a search engine like Google or Yahoo. What happens when you use their search engine is that they award you something called a "Swagbuck". They are awarded randomly when you search, and when you've saved enough of them you can redeem them in the Swag Store. Yikes! All this Swag talk is making me dizzy. Anyways, I am always skeptical, so I signed up this January (there is no cost and I use a junk email address and to date I've only received 3 emails) and already I have earned a $5.00 GC to Amazon.com and I'm halfway to another $5 GC for this month. Hmmm, thats $10 extra a month for aimlessly searching the internet which I already do. Here's another sweet part, you can refer others and win points every time they do (up to 100 of their points). So, if you're going to sign up please use my referral code: http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-register&rb=281427 (you need to cut and then paste into the browser) Then refer your friends (Remember, it's FREE). Please email me with any questions or prizes that you have won and I'll post it.

Giveaway winner & Friday Freebies

2008-12-19T07:37:00.000-08:00

Drum roll please (Isn't it nice to have a good looking young man to help w/your blogging?)....
The Smiths won the lovely Chicks With Sticks book! Congratulations! Please email me at siufanuafamily@hotmail.com and I'll get your book out to you a.s.a.p.

Now there are some lovely consolation prizes for all of you.

Picaboo is doing a *FREE customized book giveaway (you can get your linkage HERE). Now when I say *FREE it actually means that you will pay $7.99 for shiping. But, have you seen these customized books (remember the Snapfish promo)? They're awesome and worth $7.99 for a nicely bound book of memories. Remember to choose a medium book and a soft cover, otherwise you won't get the actual book for free. I've done one of these already from Snapfish and it was well worth it. (Correction, I thought it was a hard cover, but it is a soft one if you want the free book).

Don't forget your FREE Entertainment coupon book, I just got my rebate from it (only took about 4 days!). You can get the info on the previous post.

And, looking for something to do this weekend here in the Valley of Utah? I found this great site: Provo 1K (Provo-1,000 things to do). This weekend's highlight is sledding at Cherry Hill Park in Orem.

Have a great weekend!

Cereal deals & Giveaway reminder

2008-12-18T09:09:00.000-08:00

*Great cereal deals at Albertson's. Select Kellogg's cereals are $1.67 ea. If you use the $1 off coupon that came in last week's paper, you only pay $1.67/box. Plus, on some of the boxes you'll find $1 off marshmallows coupons. The least expensive marshmallows are $1.19, so you'll pay only $.19! If you save the marshmallow coupons for Macey's you'll actually make a profit with your coupon because they're on sale for $.88. Plus...on the backs of some cereals are more offers/tokens. We've been saving ours up and are sending away for our Kung Fu Panda blanket.

*More cereal deals on Kellogg's at Maceys. On most of the Kellogg's boxes are buy one get one free coupons. The least expensive cereals are $3, so it comes down to $1.50/box. Also, I noticed on some of the boxes there are rebates on the front for 1 more free cereal (check the exp. dates), I'm not sure if you can also use those with the BOGO. But it's worth a try. Plus...check out the free offers on the back. You can get, blankets, DVDs, t-shirts-and they even pay for shipping.

*Lastly, don't forget to enter for the Chicks With Sticks book. You can enter until midnight tonight. You can comment here or on the post below.

Yardsalemonkey newsflash --AND- a giveaway!!!

2008-12-16T16:25:00.000-08:00

First of all, my very first giveaway 'o giveaway:

A really cute beginner's book about knitting called "The Chicks with Sticks Guide to Knitting". Wanna start knitting or pick up some great patterns? Oh heck, it's free why not! Yipee! So here's what you need to do in order to put your name in the pot. Leave a comment (you can comment up until midnight, Thursday the 18th). On Friday I'll announce the winner (on Freebie Friday of course!). Once I've left you a comment on your blog that you've won, please post on your blog that you've won and add a link to Yardsalemonkey if you please. Then I'll send or drop off your fabulous, fabulous prize.

Next, lots of great deals going around:

*Target is having a really great frozen turkey sale-only .$78 a lb.

**If you're a local and shop at Macey's I noticed an offer in the plastic wrap/plate isle. Proctor and Gamble is offering FREE-get that?-FREE Genuine Crocs when you purchase $25 in P&G products. Now if you've got a babe in arms and some coupons, you can easily fill that quota with a couple of packs of diapers and some wipes. No bambinos? There are tons of products under the P&G label that qualify. You do need to purchase the items at a participating store meaning that it needs to be a store where you found the coupon offer (they are usually sticking out on a flyer by the products, in this case it was a 3x5 card that you could tear off). Not a fan of crocs? Well, I came across them on eBay and they're selling for about $20-25, making your purchase pretty much FREE in the first place.

***Ever heard of a site called Cashbaq? It's a site much like Mr Rebates, eBates, etc. You use their site to shop at your favorite stores and they give you money back on your purchases. Well, if you sign up now they'll automatically credit your account for $5. Check back on the site and they offer some pretty great deals. One recent deal (I think it's still going on), is $10 back when you purchase an Entertainment coupon book. Well, the book is only $10, so you'll get it for free. Now, like any rebates, it's a pay now-get your rebate later kind of thing. So check your Cashbaq account (make sure you go into your account info. to choose how you would like payment) and after a while your rebate will show. Another amazing deal they have going on (check to see if the promotion is still going) is for a site called Restaurants.com. They sell gift certificates to use at the restaurants in $10 or $25 increments. The great deal here is that you get the certificates for anywhere from $3-$5 dollars. Today they had a special-only $2 for a $25 dollar certificate, PLUS, Cashbaq is rebating $.60 on each one making it $1.40. Now, most restaurants have restrictions that you can only use 1 certificate per visit and you must spend a minimum of $35, but I figure $11.40 is a good deal for a $35 dinner. Sometimes the certificate selections are bought out, so be willing to wait or go a little further (think SLC). But you need a break from the little angels/monsters anyways-right? Here's some linkage to the site: CASHBAQ .

Friday Freebies

2008-12-12T20:04:00.000-08:00

Oh well better late than never right? Here's the scoop for something FREE to do this weekend

*Take a walk down Provo Center Street and take a look at the candy windows:
Link up HERE if you'd like more info. before you head on down.

Secondly, how would you like a great DVD for absolutely free? Walden Media is currently offering a free calendar and a free copy of the DVD Amazing Grace (sells for $10 at Amazon) to anyone who signs up to their e-mail list. When you fill out your information there will be boxes to check if you want your free gifts. Then they will send you an e-mail to verify it.
It's the story of William Wilberforce and his perseverance to pass a law ending the slave trade in the late 18th century. I have not seen it yet, but it looks really good. One review I read compared "Amazing Grace" to Shadowlands which is one of my favorites. You can link up HERE for more information on the offer. Thanks to our lovely Mrs. 101 for the heads up on this one.

Yardsalemonkey quick deals

2008-12-11T15:45:00.000-08:00

Here are some highlights from Albertson's this week:

*Steamers frozen veggies-only $.25 a bag with coupon.

*General Mills Cereals are only $1.00 with $1.00 off of two coupons (all in newspaper flyers last week).

*Also, if you happened to purchase the Prince Caspian DVD (see reference post below) when it was on sale I saw a coupon on Minute Maid juices that offered a rebate of $5 if you purchased Prince Caspian, Wall-E and another one that I forgot. You do need to purchase 2 packs of the MM juices, but it's like getting free juices on top of that deal. Sweet.

Lastly, I noticed that on tubs of the Hillshire Farm Cracked Black Pepper Turkey Breast there was a little coupon to try the meat for free via rebate. I tried it and it's pretty good. If you're not a pepper fan then you may want to pass it up. The offer is one per household & I can always use more lunchmeat.

Stay tuned for Friday Freebies tommorow! (Free goodies and free stuff to do with the family).

BOGO is made of awesome!

2008-12-09T18:53:00.000-08:00

Here are some more tips for all you couponers out there. First is the BOGO (buy one get one free). I mentioned this a little before, but it has actually made my COUPON TOP TEN LIST of couponing tips (see list on the right side)

1st tip. When you see a sale that offers a BOGO and you have coupons for those items, jump on it! You can use coupons for both the "buy one" and the "get one" free. I've already done this at Albertsons and Rite Aid. I'm assuming it works everywhere. You're actually getting paid on the free item, thus making the paid item even cheaper. Check the item prices and the coupon values and do the math, most likely you'll get the item for very little out of pocket.

2nd tip. Even if you use 1 set of coupons from the Sunday papers you will save money, and that's a really good thing. But, if you really want your couponing to take off and start actually making money back and be able to stock-pile lots of product (this is how I currently am able to purchase lots of food storage items), you need to have more than one paper. Currently, the DAILY HERALD offers a Sunday Deal where you can have 5 papers delivered on Sunday. You can click HERE for more info. (I didn't see the 5 paper deal, you might just need to call the # listed). Also, if you don't want delivered papers, you can go down to the Daily Herald office on Freedom Blvd (across from Work Force Services) on Mondays and buy old Sunday papers.

Great NEW site and a giveaway!

2008-12-04T07:56:00.003-08:00

Okay, not only do I love a good deal, but I love a sweet giveaway as well! I just won an awesome prize from this site,

Check it out, they're having a 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway and the site has lots of "Sweet"products. Now don't be shy :), click HERE to go directly to the site.

Prince Caspian and Albertson's

2008-12-03T15:15:00.000-08:00

There's a great deal going on at Albertson's right now. If you're already planning on purchasing Prince Caspian on DVD, if you decide to purchase it at Albertson's they'll throw in two boxes of selected cereals (we chose Strawberry Frosted Mini Wheats-yum!). PLUS, if you have any of those coupons from a couple of weeks back from Kellogg's ($1 off a box of select Kellogg's brand), you can use those on your free cereals, making the DVD only $18. PLUS on the front theres a coupon for $5 worth of holiday decor at Albertson's (wrapping paper, cards, etc). So, that's $18 for the DVD, 2 boxes of cereal and $5 of free holiday decor. So, if you're already planning on purchasing it, this is the best deal around.

Also, Kmart is having a double coupon event. Now, I went a little late and there were still lots of good deals. I purchased 1lb bags of cookie dough for $.20 each, turkey bags for $.29/box. etc, etc. They'll double your coupons for up to $2.00. So dig out your $1.00 coupons and go to town. Now, they're probably wiped out by now, so why am I telling you this? They will usually stock up again before the end of the week so you're likely to get some good deals on Saturday.

Enjoy!

$30 Rite Aid Gift Card with a transferred prescription

2008-11-26T01:01:00.000-08:00

I looooove these type of promotions! If you happen to have a prescription that needs a refill, take advantage of this offer. Even if you don't get the paper, you can walk right in the store and grab a coupon out of their flyer. I refilled a vitamin prescription today for about $4 and got a $30 Rite Aid Gift Card. Here's some things to think about when doing these types of offers:

1. Usually, you can only redeem one coupon per household, every six months. But, lots of pharmacies run these promotions. Keep your eyes open for coupons in your flyers.

2. Transferring a prescription usually takes more time than a refill or new prescription so be prepared to wait a bit longer.

3. Keep your eyes open for other deals in the store while you're waiting for your prescription. For example, I was going to purchase one brand of diapers but I saw that another had a rebate. I purchased the ones with the rebate, entered my rebate online and in about 3 weeks I'll get $5 back. Also, I noticed a promotion going on in the store where if you purchased a certain amount in the store for part of November and December you would get another Rite Aid gift card. I applied for that online too although I'm not sure if I'll get that one because the purchase was made with a gift card. If I do get it though, it will be another $5 back to me.

Please email me with any questions at siufanua@juno.com. Here's the LINK to Rite Aid's website for more information.

stoufffers-we love you!

2008-11-24T07:15:00.000-08:00

Did you all know that there's a Stouffer's outlet in Springville? They're the makers of all things Nestle and Stouffer's (think yummy lasagne). They even make Hot Pockets. They sell their scratch and dented stuff there and the prices are usually half off. The selection varies, so you need to check the store fairly often. I've been there and found the huge lasagne trays for only $5 and the mac and cheese for only $3. I googled the address and can't seem to find it, but I can tell you the directions. The exit you'll need to get off on is the first Springville exit (or the Flying "J" exit). At the light take a right (so these are directions from Provo because most of my peeps are there, anyone else can just look for the ginormous Flying "J") and go down a kind of long empty road. On your right hand side you'll see the tiny outlet (you can even see it from the freeway if you're paying attention). They're not open on Sundays or Mondays. Saturdays are debatable. I know that they are at least open at 9:00 am and they close at around 4:00. I hope this information will be helpful. Have a great day!

Welcome to Yardsalemonkey!

2008-11-19T21:28:00.000-08:00

I so love a good sale (and who doesn't). I started to post deals on my Food Storage Site, Food Storage Diva, but I realized that I have so many ideas and find so many good deals that I needed a site devoted entirely to a good deal. Feel free to look around and enjoy my very first post :)

Here's the first deal of the day. Even though I'm a novice "Coupon Diva", I came away will all this food for a mere, $58. I spent about an hour looking over details of the ads & gathering my coupons together and voila:

6 boxes of cereal
10 cake mixes
20 canned corn & beans
7 frozen packages of veggies
2 gallons of milk
6 boxes of turkey bags
6 microwaved popped corn
2 boxes of taco shells
7 cool whips
14 instant jello
6 tubes of crescent rolls
1 lb butter
2 free Tinkerbell bowls (for my girly of course)
and.....15lbs of turkey

If you break it down even further, for the amount of items I received, it was as if I paid $.60 cents for each item on my grocery list. "Couponing" is pretty straightforward, but there are some tips that will help you. Here's a few to start you out with:

1. Check with your local paper to see if they have a coupon deal. What they'll do is set you up to receive something like five Sunday papers, which means 5x's the coupons. The subscription is usually about $15. But if you're like me and used almost $30 in coupons on your last visit, it pays for itself pretty quickly.

2. Do the shopping before the kids wake up or after they go to bed. Makes for a much happier Mom and kids.

3. I see a lot of deals where you can buy two items and then get something free. Albertson's does this a lot and today they offered FREE MILK for every 4 boxes of Kellogg's cereal you buy. This is a super deal, especially if you have a coupon for each box. And, here's the best part, in the paper, it will usually state that you get FREE MILK and then in parenthesis it will say "up to $4.50 in value". I used to just grab whatever milk I saw first, no matter what the cost was. But, did you realize that you can use all of that money? For instance, milk was on sale for 2 for $4.00, so I actually got 2 gallons of milk and $.50 applied to the rest of the bill? Awesomeness.